Ohio University names dean for new Dublin medical campus

A Columbus hospital executive and Ohio University alum will lead OU's College of Osteopathic Medicine's new Dublin campus.

William J. Burke is currently vice president for medical education at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus. OhioHealth is the main education partner for the school's Dublin campus. He will start working for Ohio University on July 22.

"Dr. Burke is an outstanding leader in the osteopathic profession, a leader here in Ohio, and he has long been deeply committed to the college and to the education of primary care physicians,” said Kenneth H. Johnson, executive dean of the Heritage College, in a written statement.